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Larceny Inc. (1942)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Larceny Inc. (1942) A comedy directed by Lloyd Bacon (42nd Street) that was written by Everett Freeman and Edwin Gilbert from a play by Laura and S.J. Perelman. There are lots of familiar stock players in this one but the main characters are Edward G. Robinson Broderick Crawford (playing an even dumber character than usual) and Edward Brophy (larger than his normal sidekick roles?). Though Jane Wyman received second billing Jack Carson third and [...]
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1934

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1934 1934 Academy Awards (Oscar winners and nominees) (winners listed first in bold print) Best Picture It Happened One Night (1934) The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) Cleopatra (1934) Flirtation Walk (1934) The Gay Divorcee (1934) Here Comes the Navy (1934) The House of Rothschild (1934) Imitation of Life (1934) One Night of Love (1934) The Thin Man (1934) Viva Villa! (1934) The White Parade (1934) Best Actor in a Leading Role Clark Gable It [...]
MAYTIME (1937)

Maytime (1937)

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Maytime (1937) Directed & co-produced by Robert Z. Leonard (The Great Ziegfeld (1936)) with a screenplay by Noel Langley this musical romance drama marks co-stars Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy’s third (of nine?) film together. They’re joined in the cast by John Barrymore Herman Bing Rafaela Ottiano and Sig Ruman (among others). Herbert Stothart’s Score and Douglas Shearer’s Sound Recording received Academy Award [...]
THESE THREE (1936)

These Three (1936)

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These Three (1936) A film you must see if you want to understand the damage that rumor and innuendo can do. A child played by Bonita Granville in an Academy Award nominated performance destroys the lives of three people with the help of her Grandmother played by Alma Kruger. The three whose lives are turned upside-down are played convincingly by Merle Oberon Miriam Hopkins and Joel McCrea in this William Wyler directed film produced by Samuel [...]
SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH (1962)

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) Directed by Richard Brooks (Elmer Gantry (1960)) who also wrote the screenplay for this Tennessee Williams (who has two screenplay Oscar nominations to his credit) play this above average drama with Paul Newman in the title role features Ed Begley’s Academy Award winning Supporting Actor performance (on his only nomination); Geraldine Page (The Trip to Bountiful (1985)) received a Best Actress nomination and [...]
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Royal Wedding (1951)

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Royal Wedding (1951) by Julie Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, and Peter Lawford star in this MGM Musical about a brother and sister act who take their Broadway show to England and find love along the way. I love watching Fred Astaire films, he always gets my feet tapping. He was the kind of actor whose presence and talent instantly lift the spirits. Filmed in gorgeous Technicolor, and also featuring the fine voice of Jane Powell, Royal Wedding is a [...]
CABARET (1972)

Cabaret (1972)

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Cabaret (1972) This Bob Fosse-directed musical – based on the Tony Award winning Harold ‘Hal’ Prince-directed Broadway production – features career performances from Liza Minnelli (The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)) and Joel Grey both of whom won Academy Awards for their work: Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively. Grey had also won a Tony as did Prince and for the movie Fosse took home the gold. The film won Oscars for its Art [...]
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Murder Man The (1935)

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Murder Man The (1935) James Stewart’s film debut is also a pretty entertaining if somewhat predictable crime drama vehicle for Spencer Tracy. Both are reporters (as is noted character actor William Demarest) though Stewart’s character is more an admirer of the legendary character Tracy plays so dubbed the "murder man" because of his ability to solve homicide cases scooping his fellow reporters and the police. Virginia Bruce [...]
SHE DONE HIM WRONG (1933)

She Done Him Wrong (1933)

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She Done Him Wrong (1933) This first pairing of Mae West and Cary Grant who was still trying to "find" himself as an actor led to another in I’m No Angel (1933). But this is really West’s film (her first starring role) Grant is merely a pretty boy she uses. She famously "sings" three songs in it and this is the film in which her Lady Lou character utters "Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?" [...]
Baby Doll (1956)

Baby Doll (1956)

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Baby Doll (1956) A controversial film invoking a variety of opinions which tells the story of a child bride (Carroll Baker her only Oscar nominated performance – Best Actress) and her clueless husband (Karl Malden) who strives to please her enough to finally consummate their marriage. Their lives are tragically influenced by an Italian businessman (Eli Wallach in his film debut) who’s a newcomer in their community. There are some [...]
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